Crypto startups rake in $92m as venture capitalists bet on AI plays – DL News
The Weekly Raise
- Bittensor builder bags big round.
- A16z backs another crypto-AI project.
Seven crypto startups raised a combined $92 million this week, according to data compiled by DefiLlama.
This brings the total crypto startup funding in 2025 to $11.1 billion, which is already 60% of Pitchbook’s $18 billion prediction for this year.
VCs are spreading bets across the board, but one theme dominated this week: artificial intelligence.
Half of the week’s biggest raises went to firms building at the intersection of crypto and AI.
From decentralised AI networks to training data engines for robots, AI-focused projects hauled in over 60% of this week’s funding rounds.
Below are the three biggest rounds of the week:
xTAO, $22.8 million
The…
